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TIL that mowing American lawns uses 800 million gallons of gas every year

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699d7 TIL That the female vocalist in Meatloaf's duet "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" was Ellen Foley who played Billie Young the public defender in Night Court that was replaced in season 2 by Markie Post
PXwG TIL NASCAR Legend Dale Earnhardt, along with many other NASCAR drivers, resisted use of the HANS device when it was introduced. The HANS was developed specifically to help prevent Basilar skull fractures common to car racing. Earnhardt later died after suffering this exact injury
kJrYd TIL mussels, which you eat, start out life as parasites
94Er TIL that in the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
wLdk1 TIL- The US government had a secret operation called 'Project Eldest Son' during the Vietnam war. It involved leaving behind thousands of rounds of faulty ammo that would backfire in Vietcong AKs while also leaking fake documents that questioned quality control in Chinese munition factories.